People gather to watch waves crash over North Curl Curl ocean pool after winds and rain battered Sydney producing large swells on Tuesday in Sydney, Australia. Parts of Sydney experienced record rainfall after ex-cyclone Oswald swept through the city Monday night. less

People gather to watch waves crash over North Curl Curl ocean pool after winds and rain battered Sydney producing large swells on Tuesday in Sydney, Australia. Parts of Sydney experienced record rainfall after ... more

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Two men hang onto the railing of North Curl Curl ocean pool Tuesday in Sydney, Australia.

Two men hang onto the railing of North Curl Curl ocean pool Tuesday in Sydney, Australia.

Photo: Cameron Spencer, Getty

Two men hang onto the railing of North Curl Curl ocean pool Tuesday... Photo-4103325.55882 - Times Union

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A man hangs onto the railing of North Curl Curl ocean pool Tuesday in Sydney.

A man hangs onto the railing of North Curl Curl ocean pool Tuesday in Sydney.